Every Friday, the q This panel looks at the biggest stories in music news. Today, CBC arts reporter Lisa Christiansen and music writer A. Harmony join host Tom Power to talk about Britney Spears and the potential that she may never perform again.

After calling off her Las Vegas residency earlier this year, Spears' longtime manager has come out this week and suggested that she might never perform again. A #FreeBritney hashtag has been going viral as fans allege that Spears is being held under a conservatorship against her will.

The q This music panel breaks down what we know about this story.

— Produced by ​Mitch Pollock